Santa's Workshop – December Curriculum Box (Printed DIY Edition)

A whole month of Christmas magic, meaningful learning and a little less December chaos!

Welcome to Santa's Workshop, your December Early Years Curriculum Box, thoughtfully planned, beautifully printed and delivered straight to your door.

There's something rather wonderful about December in early years.

The excitement starts building, Christmas songs fill the room, little faces light up at the smallest surprises and even the most ordinary things seem to become that little bit more magical.

But let's be honest. December can also be absolutely exhausting!

There are presents to make, celebrations to organise, activities to plan, excited little people to entertain and all the usual demands of running an early years setting.

And somehow, amongst all of that, we're supposed to find time to enjoy the magic ourselves!

That's where Santa's Workshop comes in.

I've created a whole month of exciting, meaningful Christmas experiences for your little people, with the planning, learning guidance and printable resources already taken care of.

So you can spend less time wondering what on earth you're going to do tomorrow and more time enjoying those wonderful moments that make Christmas with young children so special.

Your December planning…sorted.

Welcome to Santa's Workshop!

This December, your setting is becoming a very special place indeed.

Welcome to Santa's Workshop, where little elves have important jobs to complete, toys need testing, mysterious presents are waiting to be investigated and there's plenty of Christmas magic to discover.

Children will become little toymakers, take on exciting elf challenges, investigate festive surprises, practise important skills and use their wonderful imaginations as they explore the world of Santa's Workshop.

And although everything feels wonderfully Christmassy, there's meaningful learning woven into every experience.

Children will be developing their communication and listening skills, building confidence and independence, exploring mathematical ideas, strengthening physical skills, learning to work together and expressing their creativity.

All while having an absolutely lovely time!

Because Christmas activities can be exciting, magical AND purposeful.

Where Christmas Magic Meets Meaningful Learning

The magic of Santa's Workshop is what captures the children's attention. The carefully planned experiences are what help turn that excitement into meaningful learning.

Imagine children becoming Santa's little helpers, listening carefully to important workshop instructions, explaining to a rather muddled elf how to complete everyday tasks or taking on exciting toy-making challenges.

They might be busy transporting presents, investigating mysterious deliveries, working together to build something wonderful or discovering how to manage all that Christmas excitement.

To the children, they're playing, exploring and being part of Santa's magical world.

Behind the scenes, they're developing skills that really matter.

Santa's Workshop has been designed to help children:

• Develop communication, vocabulary and listening skills through imaginative workshop challenges and playful conversations.

• Build confidence, independence and perseverance as they tackle practical tasks.

• Strengthen fine and gross motor skills through purposeful movement, construction and hands-on experiences.

• Explore early mathematical concepts through playful problem-solving and investigations.

• Develop social skills, cooperation and an understanding of their own and others' feelings.

• Investigate the world around them through meaningful, age-appropriate experiences.

• Express their creativity, ideas and imagination through festive play and exploration.

And because every child is different, the activities include guidance for adapting experiences to different ages, abilities and stages of development.

All the wonder of Christmas, with meaningful learning at the heart of it.

Why You'll Love the Santa's Workshop DIY Box

Printed, Planned and Delivered to Your Door

No spending your evenings searching for Christmas activity ideas. No printing page after page of resources. No trying to work out how to make an activity suitable for your babies and your preschoolers.

I've already done the planning and printing for you.

Your box arrives with your detailed activity guide and accompanying printed resources, ready for you to prepare and use in your setting.

All you need to do is choose the experiences that work for your children and let the Christmas magic begin.

A Full Month of Learning – Completely Planned

Inside you'll find 28 carefully designed activities, with four activities for each of the seven areas of the EYFS.

Each activity includes differentiation for:

• 0–18 months

• 18 months–3 years

• 3–4 years

So whether you're caring for curious babies, busy toddlers, imaginative preschoolers or a mixture of all three, you'll have ideas that can be adapted to meet their needs.

And every activity includes the practical information you need to bring it to life.

From setting up the experience and introducing new vocabulary to supporting children's learning and extending their interests, it's all there to help you feel prepared and confident.

Activities the Children Will Absolutely LOVE!

This is where the Christmas magic really begins.

We're not talking about 28 variations of sticking cotton wool onto pictures of Santa!

Throughout December, children will be invited into a world of imaginative challenges, exciting discoveries and purposeful hands-on experiences.

They'll become little toymakers, complete elf training missions, investigate Santa's mystery deliveries and take on practical challenges around the workshop.

There will be opportunities to build, create, move, listen, investigate, communicate, cooperate and solve problems.

Some experiences will be wonderfully silly. Others will encourage quieter moments of concentration, curiosity and discovery.

And every single one has been planned with children's learning and development in mind.

The excitement is real. The learning is meaningful. And the memories? Hopefully rather magical!

Just LOOK at Everything I've Packed Into This Box!

I wanted Santa's Workshop to be so much more than a collection of Christmas activity plans.

I wanted it to be something you could turn to throughout December whenever you needed inspiration, a little reassurance or one less thing to think about.

And I've packed an awful lot into it!

28 Detailed EYFS Activity Plans

Four carefully planned activities for each of the seven areas of learning, with differentiation for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Every activity includes:

• Clear setup instructions

• Practical teaching tips

• Open-ended questions

• Key vocabulary

• Relevant learning opportunities

• Support and extension ideas

• Resources needed

A Whole Bank of Extra Christmas Inspiration

As well as the 28 main activities, you'll receive three lovely collections of additional ideas:

• Christmas Craft Ideas Bank – festive creations for little hands to enjoy.

• Sensory Play Ideas Bank – inviting experiences that encourage exploration, curiosity and discovery.

• Outdoor Activity Ideas Bank – ways to take the Christmas excitement beyond the playroom.

Perfect for dipping into when you want to add something different to your day without spending ages planning it.

December Fun Days & Special Celebrations Calendar

Because there's so much more to December than Christmas Day!

You'll receive a December calendar filled with fun days, special occasions and lovely little opportunities to celebrate throughout the month.

And I've included activity suggestions to help you make the most of them.

Fiction & Non-Fiction Book List

A thoughtfully selected collection of books to complement the theme, inspire conversations, introduce new ideas and bring even more storytelling magic into your setting.

Weekly Planning & Evaluation Templates

Practical templates to help you organise your December experiences, reflect on children's learning and record the wonderful things taking place.

Because even in the busiest month of the year, thoughtful planning and reflection still matter.

Learning at Home Letter

A ready-to-use letter to share with families, helping them discover what their children will be exploring and suggesting simple ways to continue the learning at home.

Beautiful Printed Resources

And of course, there are the accompanying printed resources!

From Santa's workshop instruction cards and little toymaker challenges to imaginative activity prompts, these resources help bring the experiences to life without leaving you with hours of extra preparation.

All printed resources arrive uncut, giving you the freedom to prepare and organise them in the way that works best for your setting.

A Little Christmas Magic for You, Too

Can I tell you a little secret?

I think I've created this box partly for myself!

After more than 20 years in early years, I still get to December and wonder how on earth I'm supposed to fit everything in.

I absolutely adore creating Christmas magic for the children. The excitement, the traditions, the funny little conversations and those moments when they genuinely believe something extraordinary is happening.

I wouldn't change any of it.

But I'd quite like to enjoy a little more of it without constantly thinking about everything I still need to do!

And I have a feeling I might not be the only one.

That's why I've put so much thought into Santa's Workshop.

I want you to have a whole collection of wonderful experiences at your fingertips, with the planning and learning already considered.

I want you to be able to choose an activity because you know your children will love it, rather than because you've spent the previous evening desperately searching for something to do.

And most of all, I want you to have a little more time and headspace to enjoy those magical moments yourself.

Because you spend so much of December making Christmas special for everybody else. You deserve a little of that magic too.

Created by Someone Who Understands Early Years

Hi, I'm Becca – The Childcare Fairy.

I'm a qualified primary school teacher and an early years provider, so I know what December in a busy setting actually looks like.

I know how wonderful it can be, how exhausting it can be and how much thought goes into creating meaningful experiences for children while keeping everything else running.

That's why my Curriculum Boxes are designed to be practical, purposeful and enjoyable to use.

The activities aren't simply there to fill time or look pretty in photographs.

They're carefully planned to support children's development, with guidance that helps you understand the learning taking place and adapt experiences to suit the children in your care.

And because I work with young children myself, I know just how important it is for activities to be achievable with the time, space and resources you actually have.

Real learning. Magical experiences. Less planning and preparation for you.

Ready to Bring Santa's Workshop to Life?

Imagine heading into December with a whole month's worth of thoughtful activities, festive inspiration and planning support already sitting there, ready whenever you need it.

Imagine the children becoming little elves, taking on workshop challenges, making exciting discoveries and filling your setting with that wonderful Christmas excitement.

And imagine having a little more breathing space to enjoy it alongside them.

That's what I've created Santa's Workshop for.

Your December Curriculum Box is:

• Packed with 28 meaningful EYFS activities

• Differentiated for babies, toddlers and preschoolers

• Full of exciting Christmas experiences children will love

• Accompanied by beautiful printed resources

• Bursting with extra craft, sensory and outdoor play ideas

• Complete with your December fun-days calendar, book lists, planning and evaluation templates and Learning at Home letter

• Thoughtfully designed to save you time while supporting high-quality early years practice

I've spent hours putting all of this together, so you don't have to spend yours doing it in December.

Your December planning…sorted.

Santa's Workshop is ready to bring a little Christmas magic into your setting!

Order your December Curriculum Box today and let the magic begin.

Please note: Printed boxes are available in limited numbers.